Sheep-Harney Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Elizabeth City, North Carolina
Sheep-Harney Elementary in Elizabeth City, North Carolina enrolled 441 students in 2024-25 with 27.4 full-time teachers, 16.1 students per teacher against the North Carolina elementary-school median of 14.7. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 8%
473 students in 2022-23, 468 students in 2023-24, 441 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 29.9 to 27.4.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 473 | 29.9 | 15.8 |
| 2023-24 | 468 | 29.0 | 16.1 |
| 2024-25 | 441 | 27.4 | 16.1 |
16.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 76 of every 100 North Carolina elementary schools
Among the 1,442 North Carolina elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.7; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 319 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Sheep-Harney Elementary enrolled 319 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 13 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 319 of the 319 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions13
- Chronically absent19.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
44.2% of students were Black, 25.4% White, 19.3% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- Black44.2%
- White25.4%
- Hispanic19.3%
- Two or more races10.2%
- Asian0.9%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Elizabeth City
7 public elementary schools in Elizabeth City report 2024-25 enrollment; Sheep-Harney Elementary is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Elementary | 484 | 17.0 | 98.6% |
| Sheep-Harney Elementary | 441 | 16.1 | 99.3% |
| Northside Elementary | 419 | 13.3 | 99.3% |
| J C Sawyer Elementary | 400 | 13.8 | 99.3% |
| P W Moore Elementary | 353 | 13.6 | 99.2% |
| Weeksville Elementary | 304 | 16.9 | 99.0% |
| Pasquotank Elementary | 270 | 12.9 | 97.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Sheep-Harney Elementary
- P W Moore ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 353 students, 13.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
- J C Sawyer ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.2 miles away: 400 students, 13.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
- Compare Sheep-Harney Elementary with P W Moore ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools spends per student$13,931 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,931
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaSheep-Harney Elementary is the number 774 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#774 of 1,451
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher16.1 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.16.1:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Sheep-Harney Elementary
How many students attend Sheep-Harney Elementary?
441 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 473 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Elizabeth City, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Sheep-Harney Elementary?
16.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for elementary schools is 14.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Sheep-Harney Elementary a Title I school?
Sheep-Harney Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Sheep-Harney Elementary in?
Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools, NCES district ID 3703540. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370354001459 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.